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JusticeMissingPersons7TuesdayMay282013WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.Fluffyisaveryfriendlycreature.Shemakesforgreatcompanyinwonderfultopet.Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.PoliceruledeathinFortResolutionnotsuspiciousByRENEFRANCOEURFortResolutionRCMPhavedeterminednofoulplaywasinvolvedinayoungwomansdeathafterherbodywasfoundinawoodedareajustoutsidethecommunitylastWednesdayafternoon.MelissaPayne23ofTroutLakewaslastseentheeveningofMay19around630p.m.Policelocatedherbodythreedayslater.Shewasseeninthecommunitywithanumbercommentonwhatcondi-tionthebodywasfoundin.Afteraforensicinvesti-gationbytheGDivisionFortSmithdetachmentsanumberofsupportunitsandtheOfceoftheChiefCoroneroftheNorthwestPhotoJenallMcKayBalsillieFatalTroutLakeboatcollisionkillsoneByRENEFRANCOEURAwomanisdeadfollow-ingaboatcollisionoutsideofTroutLakelastWednes-dayafternoon.AccordingtoRCMPtwoboatsaLundandajetboatweretravellingtowardseachotheronIslandRiverwhentheycrashedaround430p.m.Threepeoplewereaboardthe18-foot60horsepowermotorLundboat.A46year-oldmanwasdrivingthejetboat.AllpassengerswereresidentsofTroutLake.A77year-oldwomantrav-ellingontheLundwasre-vivedbyCPRatthesceneandtransportedbacktoTroutLakewhereshesuccumbedtoherinjuriesatthemedi-calclinic.Theothertwopassen-gersan83year-oldmanJusticeBoatingAccidentandan8year-oldgirlwereunharmed.ThejetboatdriverwasmedevacedtoYellowknifewithnonlife-threateninginjuries.RCMPareinvestigat-ingtheincidentforanyviolationsoftheCrimi-nalCodeorSmallVesselRegulations.Itisnotknowniftheoc-cupantsofthevesselswerePhotocourtesyofMACATerritoriespolicedeter-minednofoulplaywasinvolvedinPaynesdeath.The15investigatorsonthecasebasedontheevi-denceandinformationgath-eredhaveturnedthemat-terovertotheNWTsChiefCoronerforfurtherinvesti-gationwithassistancefromtheMajorCrimesUnitandFortResolutiondetachment.Theautopsyresultsandexactcauseofdeatharenotbeingreleasedoutofrespectforthefamily.wearinglifejacketsorifal-coholwasinvolved.Thenameofthedeceasedisnotbeingreleaseduntilthenextofkinhavebeeninformed.TheFortSimpsonRCMPDetachmentisremindingcommunitymembersduringtheboatingseasontoensureallboatscarrysafetyequip-mentonboardaspertheSmallVesselRegulations.Allsafetyequip-mentmustbeCanadian-approved.Everyoneonboardmusthavealifejacketthatfitsproperlyandthatisingoodconditionwithenoughbuoyancy.Policealsoremindthepub-licthatalcoholanddrugsdontmixwithoperatinganypleasurecraft.Shewasseeninthecommunitywithanumberofpeople.StaffSgt.BradKaedingYellowknifeRCMPofpeopleStaffSgt.BradKaedingtoldTheJournal.KaedingcouldnotMajorCrimesUnitwithassistancefromtheFortResolutionHayRiverandMelissaPaynewentmissingMay19.ThecommunityofTroutLakeismourningthelossofa77year-oldwomanafteraboatingaccidentonIslandRiver.